David Savard

David Savard
Born	October 22, 1990 (1990-10-22) (age 21) St. Hyacinthe, QB, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
NHL team	Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL Draft	94th overall, 2009 Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career	2010–present

David Savard (born October 22, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 4th round (94th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

On June 3, 2010, he was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a three-year entry-level contract. Following the 2010–11 NHL season training camp, Savard was assigned to play for the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.

Biography

Born in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Savard was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 4th round (94th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, after his second junior season where he played as reliable defenceman with defensive skills.

The following season, by demand from the team that had drafted him, Savard started to support the offense a little more aiming to become a more complete player. Consequently, he was awarded many trophies at the end of his third junior season, such as the Émile Bouchard Trophy rewarding the best QMJHL Defensive defenceman and the Kevin Lowe Trophy awarded to the best QMJHL defenceman, while finishing first league scorer among defencemen, establishing a league record for assists as a defenceman.

Moreover, the same year he is selected to participate to the Subway Super Series, wearing a Quebec jersey in this tournament where the best junior aged Canadians compete. The junior consecration comes when he is decerned the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) best defenceman Trophy, recognizing the remarkable season he just had with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL in 2009-2010.

The next year, while still being eligible to play for a junior team, the Colombus Blue Jackets indicate him to show at Springfield, city of their American Hockey League affiliate team, after an excellent pro training camp, evaluating he would progress faster at this level following his high marks in junior hockey the former year.

Savard then donned the Springfield Falcons colours in the American Hockey League during the 2010-11 season where he showed as a reliable defenceman and reliable on both sides of the rink, finishing as the top scorer for team defencemen, and second among the league's rookie defencemen.

Notable awards and honours

• CHL Defenceman of the Year (2009–10)
• Emile "Butch" Bouchard Trophy (QMJHL Best Defenceman) (2009–10)
• Kevin Lowe Trophy (QMJHL Best Defensive Defenceman) (2009–10)
• QMJHL First All-Star Team (2009–10)

External links

• David Savard's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• David Savard's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Savard, David
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	October 22, 1990
Place of birth	St. Hyacinthe, QB, CAN
Date of death
Place of death